Norbert wrote:1) Computers are everywhere nowadays. Gaming and using the Internet are regular activities.

Right, but I think this began before 2011?

Norbert wrote:2b) Several things have brought back interest in Indie(-like) and old school games.[...] The whole Kickstarter craze contributed to the revival of old school games, remakes, spiritual successors, etc.[...] Gamers found such games on Steam.

For some reason I seem to prefer simpler (pixelated and/or cartoonish) graphics over realistic?(And not just in games but also in comics and fanart and the like?)This seems to contradict the fact that I played PoP1 which was described as "Incredibly realistic"...But then it still looks simple when compared to the new trilogy, for example.

David wrote:For some reason I seem to prefer simpler (pixelated and/or cartoonish) graphics over realistic?

If there's a scale from real-life (on one end) to game worlds (on the other end), then something realistic automatically ends up closer to real-life.When I'm playing a game, I want to see objects and creatures that fit with game worlds. In a way, using photos or scanned drawings is a cheap, lazy solution. Also, maybe if it's pixelated art it feels like you can truly and fully know the creation?

David wrote:For some reason I seem to prefer simpler (pixelated and/or cartoonish) graphics over realistic?

If there's a scale from real-life (on one end) to game worlds (on the other end), then something realistic automatically ends up closer to real-life.When I'm playing a game, I want to see objects and creatures that fit with game worlds. In a way, using photos or scanned drawings is a cheap, lazy solution. Also, maybe if it's pixelated art it feels like you can truly and fully know the creation?